Sugar beet yields in Italy
Italy: Sugar beet yields was 52.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar beet yields in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar beet yields in Italy stood at 52.5 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar beet yields in Italy peaked at 72.8 tonnes per hectare in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.21 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
That places Italy 30th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.96 tonnes per hectare | 31.21 tonnes per hectare | 39.11 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.99 tonnes per hectare | 33.92 tonnes per hectare | 49.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.06 tonnes per hectare | 41.2 tonnes per hectare | 55.96 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.82 tonnes per hectare | 40.06 tonnes per hectare | 51.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.25 tonnes per hectare | 33.32 tonnes per hectare | 57.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.71 tonnes per hectare | 46.58 tonnes per hectare | 72.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.27 tonnes per hectare | 43.05 tonnes per hectare | 67.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 52.70 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 17.86 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 30.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.05 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar beet yields in Italy?
- Sugar beet yields in Italy was 52.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar beet yields recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8 tonnes per hectare in 2014.
- What is the lowest sugar beet yields recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.21 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Italy rank for sugar beet yields?
- Italy ranks 30th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar beet yields rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar beet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.